Fairfax Station, Laurel Hill & Springfield Calendar

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&lt;b&gt;Thursday/Oct. 30

&lt;/b&gt;Ken Ludwig’s "Shakespeare in Hollywood," 8 p.m. at TheaterSpace on George Mason University’s Fairfax campus. Tickets $12, $8 for students and seniors. 703-993-8888 or www.gmu.edu.cfa.

&lt;b&gt;Friday/Oct. 31

&lt;/b&gt;Ballet Flamenco José Porcel. 8 p.m. Tickets $22-$44. Children 12 and under half price. Charge at 888-945-2468 or www.tickets.com. The Center for the Arts complex, on the Fairfax campus of George Mason University at the intersection of Braddock Road and Route 123. www.gmu.edu/cfa.

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents "Dearly Departed," at 8 p.m. in Wesley Hall, Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 1301 Collingwood Road, Alexandria. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors. 703-660-2611 or www.presaleticketing.com.

Ken Ludwig’s "Shakespeare in Hollywood," 8 p.m. at TheaterSpace on George Mason University’s Fairfax campus. Tickets $12, $8 for students and seniors. 703-993-8888 or www.gmu.edu.cfa.

Springfield Community Theater presents "PetPourri," 8 p.m. at the John Swazy Theatre, The New School of Northern Virginia, 9431 Silver King Court, Fairfax. Tickets are available at www.sctonline.org or at the door.

&lt;/b&gt;Ballet Flamenco José Porcel. 8 p.m. Tickets $22-$44. Children 12 and under half price. Charge by phone at 888-945-2468 or www.tickets.com. The Center for the Arts complex is located on the Fairfax campus of George Mason University at the intersection of Braddock Road and Route 123. www.gmu.edu/cfa.

Young Peoples Theatre fall show, "Fiddler on the Roof, Jr.," at New Hope Church, 8905 Ox Road, Lorton. 7 p.m. Reserved seats are $10, unreserved seats are $12. Group rates and military discounts are available. www.YPTNVA.com or 703-866-3546.

Ken Ludwig’s "Shakespeare in Hollywood," 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at TheaterSpace on George Mason University’s Fairfax campus. Tickets $12, $8 for students and seniors. 703-993-8888 or www.gmu.edu.cfa.

Springfield Community Theater presents "PetPourri," 8 p.m. at the John Swazy Theatre, The New School of Northern Virginia, 9431 Silver King Court, Fairfax. Tickets are available at www.sctonline.org or at the door.

Community Yard Sale to benefit historic Sydenstricker schoolhouse, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. at 8511 Hooes Road, next to Sydenstricker Methodist Church, Springfield. Funds raised will be used by the Upper Pohick Community League to maintain schoolhouse built in 1927. Contact upperpohick@hotmail.com, or Judy Riekse, 703-455-9039.

Aldersgate Church Community Theater presents "Dearly Departed," at 8 p.m. in Wesley Hall, Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 1301 Collingwood Road, Alexandria. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors. 703-660-2611 or www.presaleticketing.com.

Pianist Jeffrey Siegel, 7 p.m. at the George Mason University Center for the Arts, at the intersection of Braddock Road and Route 123. Tickets are $19-$38. Children 12 and under half price. Charge by phone at 888-945-2468 or www.tickets.com. www.gmu.edu/cfa.

Ken Ludwig’s "Shakespeare in Hollywood," 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. at TheaterSpace on George Mason University’s Fairfax campus. Tickets $12, $8 for students and seniors. 703-993-8888 or www.gmu.edu.cfa.

Springfield Community Theater presents "PetPourri," 2 p.m. at the John Swazy Theatre, The New School of Northern Virginia, 9431 Silver King Court, Fairfax. Tickets are available at www.sctonline.org or at the door.

Basket Bingo Fund Raiser, sponsored by the South County Secondary School Orchestra Boosters. Doors open at 1 p.m., bingo starts at 2 p.m. in the South County School Cafeteria, 8501 Silverbrook Road, Lorton. The cost is $15 in advance, $20 at the door. Extra bingo cards, raffle tickets, and refreshments will be available. Contact Debi Ray at write2debi@cox.net or 703-690-0788.

Shakespeare’s "Comedy of Errors," 8 p.m. at the George Mason University Center for the Arts, on the Fairfax campus of George Mason University at the intersection of Braddock Road and Route 123. Tickets $17-$34. Children 12 and under half price. Charge by phone at 888-945-2468 or visit www.tickets.com. Visit www.gmu.edu.cfa.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, 8 p.m. at the George Mason University Center for the Arts, on the Fairfax campus at the intersection of Braddock Road and Route 123. Pre-performance discussion begins at 7:15 on the Center’s Grand Tier III. Tickets are $22-$44. Children 12 and under half price. Charge tickets at 888-945-2468 or www.tickets.com. Visit www.gmu.edu.cfa.

"Footloose," 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the W.T. Woodson High School, 9525 Main St., Fairfax. 703-503-4600 or wtwdrama.org.

Theater of the First Amendment presents Jack Gilhooley’s "The Warrior," at George Mason University’s TheaterSpace at 8 p.m. The performance will be followed by a panel discussion on the effects of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This play contains adult language. Tickets are $15. Charge by phone at 888-945-2468 or www.tickets.com. TheaterSpace is located on the Fairfax campus of George Mason University at the intersection of Braddock Road and Route 123. www.gmu.edu/cfa.

&lt;/b&gt;Veterans’ Day Commemoration. 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Col. George Mason was a member of the Virginia militia. Mansion tours, period reenactors and how Mason furthered the cause of American freedom. Gunston Hall, 10709 Gunston road, Mason Neck. www.gunstonhall.org.

GMU Symphonic Band Concert, 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall, George Mason University Center for the Arts, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. $15 adults, $10 students and seniors. 703-993-8794.

Women in the Military Memorial, 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Springfield Golf & Country Club, 8301 Old Keene Mill Road, Springfield. Brig. Gen. Wilma Vaught, U.S.A.F. (Ret.) President of the Board of Directors of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, will speak about the memorial and recount stories of women who have served the nation. $17. 703-768-4543.

Workshop Jazz Band, 8 p.m. in the Harris Theater, George Mason University Center for the Arts, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Free. 703-993-8794.

The Kirov Orchestra under Valery Gergiev, at the George Mason University Center for the Arts, on the Fairfax campus at the intersection of Braddock Road and Route 123. 8 p.m. Tickets are $30-$60. Charge by phone at 888-945-2468 or visit www.tickets.com. Visit www.gmu.edu.cfa.

Christopher Paul Curtis, author of "The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963" and "Bud, Not Buddy," 7:30 p.m. at the Fairfax County Government Center, Board Auditorium, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax. Books available for sale and signing. 703-324-8428.

Faculty Artist Series: Improvised Music by Glenn Smith and Steven Nachmonvich, 8 p.m. in the Harris Theater, George Mason University Center for the Arts, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. Free. 703-993-8794.

Doc Severinsen and El Ritmo de la Vida, 8 p.m. at the George Mason University Center for the Arts, on the Fairfax campus of George Mason University at the intersection of Braddock Road and Route 123. Tickets are $27-$54. Children 12 and under half price. Charge by phone at 888-945-2468 or at www.tickets.com. www.gmu.edu/cfa.